N.J. Admin. Code § 2:8-6.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 2:8-6.5 - Marketing and sale

(a) The driver of the transport vehicle, and/or any person who is present in the vehicle for purposes of transporting the small ruminants, shall be responsible for the welfare of the animals at all times during transport.

(b) Small ruminants transported for any purpose must be handled (loaded and off-loaded) and transported in a manner that minimizes injury, illness and death.

1. During loading and unloading, the animals' owner or owner's agent, if present, is responsible for handling the small ruminants.

2. If the animals' owner or owner's agent is absent, the driver of the transport vehicle, and/or any person who is present in the vehicle for purposes of transporting the animals, shall be responsible for the welfare of the animals.

(c) Small ruminants shall be transported with minimal delay.

(d) Small ruminants shall be provided with adequate ventilation during transport.

(e) During transport, the small ruminants' environment must provide relief from the elements that result in hyperthermia or hypothermia detrimental to the animals' health.

(f) Small ruminants shall be grouped according to size in the vehicle, and be able to stand or "cush" in normal posture within the vehicle.

1. The NJDA adopts and incorporates by reference the loading and truck space requirements outlined in the Livestock Trucking Guide by Temple Grandin for the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (revised September 2001), available at http://www.animalagriculture.org/Education/Pamphlets/Livestock%20Trucking%20Guide.pdf; and Recommended Animal Handling Guidelines & Audit Guide: A Systematic Approach to Animal Welfare, Temple Grandin, AMI Foundation (2010), available at http://www.meatami.com/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/61388.

(g) Animals not moved from an auction barn, transfer station or similar location shall have access to water in holding pens, and if held longer than 24 hours, access to feed in accordance with 9 C.F.R. § 313.2(e).

1. These are maximum times without feed and are not in addition to transportation times.

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:8-6.5

Amended by R.2012 d.026, effective 2/6/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 3(a), 44 N.J.R. 219(a).
Rewrote (f)1; and deleted (f)2.